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Christopher Colston

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Olean, NY, The United States

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http://www.chriscolston.com/

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Horror, Fiction, Suspense

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It was just a empty glass bottle stinking of liquor, tossed into some bushes under the base of an electric transmission tower.

Why it was there, ten-year-old Chris Colston didn't know. The base served as a getaway--a kind of "fort"--for him and his bicycle-riding buddies. But the bottle sparked an idea. He rushed home and began to write about all sorts of assorted stenches: the bottle, a neighborhood friend's breath, a local skunk terrorizing the neighborhood, and the poop left in yards from the local dogs, whom he dubbed "The Ruff Gang." He quickly illustrated it, banged out a cover, and stapled together the pages.

So yes, it's OK to say it: Colston's first book stunk. But his passion for writing grew. The books about his neighborhood pals k It was just a empty glass bottle stinking of liquor, tossed into some bushes under the base of an electric transmission tower.

Why it was there, ten-year-old Chris Colston didn't know. The base served as a getaway--a kind of "fort"--for him and his bicycle-riding buddies. But the bottle sparked an idea. He rushed home and began to write about all sorts of assorted stenches: the bottle, a neighborhood friend's breath, a local skunk terrorizing the neighborhood, and the poop left in yards from the local dogs, whom he dubbed "The Ruff Gang." He quickly illustrated it, banged out a cover, and stapled together the pages.

So yes, it's OK to say it: Colston's first book stunk. But his passion for writing grew. The books about his neighborhood pals kept going, eventually giving way to sports.

He went on to become an award-winning USA Today and USA Today Sports Weekly sportswriter who covered the NFL, NBA, and Major League Baseball. He now writes novels and shares his life experiences and expertise with high school English Honors students in Northern Virginia.

Colston's journalism career began at a rural newspaper in Craig County, Virginia (circulation: 300). From there he spent 11 years spearheading a sports newspaper in the athletics department of his alma mater, Virginia Tech (circulation: over 3,000). He then joined USA Today Baseball Weekly, where he worked his way up from copy editor to assistant operations manager (circulation: over 300,000; so basically, he finds papers with circulations that start with the number three, and then keeps adding zeroes).

While on the MLB beat, he once received a home phone call from the late Hall of Famer Ted Williams, who gave him vociferous political advice—even though Colston didn't ask for it.

When the magazine became Sports Weekly, Colston jumped into the world of pro football and served as the pool reporter for two Super Bowls. During that time he won national writing awards covering the NFL—and once stumped Hollywood's The Rock by asking him who might play New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick in a movie. (Does that mean in a game of Rock-scissors-paper, Colston was Paper?)

After Sports Weekly merged with USA Today, he covered the NFL for both before becoming a full-time NBA reporter for USA Today (the circulation trend continues: at the time, over 3,000,000.

While on the NBA beat Colston had the pleasure of receiving tips from Commissioner David Stern on how to avoid sinus infections. (It's simple. Install a steam room in your house. Anybody can do it.)

In his travels across the country, Colston has banked a wealth of memories by covering big-time sports from the inside.
He has weaved those experiences into a rollicking ongoing series featuring young sportswriter James Hoak. Colston is currently seeking representation for the first Hoak novel, THE HONOR TAP, and is wrapping up the second one, STONE-COLD HOT.

Colston's horror/psychological thriller, I AM THE WOLF MAN, is available on Amazon.com.
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